Once again, Andrew Shaw's provided an act of indiscretion for frame-by-frame inspection.

The Montreal Canadiens winger delivered a high, late, and outwardly malicious hit on New York Rangers forward Jesper Fast on Saturday. As it does in these situations, the NHL will review the tape to determine if the action warrants a suspension or fine.

And in addition to scrutinizing the hit, Stephane Quintal's team at Player Safety will take Shaw's body of work into consideration when deciding on a course of action.

Here is that historical context:

• April 2012: Shaw banned three games for "forceful blow" delivered to the chin of Mike Smith in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

• November 2012: Shaw suspended six games for leaving the bench to fight in a minor-league game. He was suspended again not long after his return, sitting one game for a boarding incident.
• March 2014: Shaw handed five-minute major penalty and game misconduct for spear on Zack Smith.
• October 2014: Shaw swings his stick up between the legs of Tyler Myers.
• March 2015: While engaged in a puck battle Shaw delivers head butt to the face of Brock Nelson. He's handed a five-minute major and game misconduct, but no suspension.
• April 2015: Shaw takes a run at Barret Jackman, and launches at the point of contact. He slips suspension again as the hit didn't land clean.

• June 2015: Shaw accused of biting Victor Hedman in a scrum.
• April 2016: Shaw suspended one game and fined $5,000 for directing homophobic slur and an inappropriate gesture at an official. He was ordered to undergo sensitivity training.
• September 2016: Shaw was ejected for delivering hit from behind on Connor Hobbs in his debut with the Canadiens. Shaw accrued 30 penalty minutes on the play, and was suspended three preseason games.

• October 2016: Shaw avoids a suspension after dropping Johan Larsson with slew foot.

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The Nashville Predators should be better than average.

Sitting fourth in the Central Division with a 20-16-7 record through 43 games, the Predators have yet to live up to their preseason billing where many saw a team with Stanley Cup potential.

As of Sunday, the Predators sit outside of the West playoff picture, one point back of the second wild-card slot and a pair behind the division's third seed.

"Statistically everything is just OK," Predators general manager David Poile told Kevin Allen of USA Today. "We might have only one or two players who are having a career year. If we are going to be a playoff team and believe we can win rounds in the playoffs, we are going to need more exceptional individual play."

Nashville hoped to build on last season, when the club made the second round of the postseason for just the third time in its 17-year history. The Predators pushed the San Jose Sharks, who later advanced to the finals, to seven games before being eliminated. That performance earned head coach Peter Laviolette a two-year contract extension.

In an offseason effort to remake the look of his club, Poile dealt former captain Shea Weber to the Montreal Canadiens, a move which returned exuberant blue-liner P.K. Subban to Tennessee.

But for a team built on speed and scoring, the Predators have struggled this season, as the club sits in the middle of the pack, ranked 17th league-wide with 119 goals. No Predators skater is close to a point per game, with the top five scorers coming in as:

The numbers are average across the board - certainly not exceptional. On the special teams, the Predators' power play rings as the NHL's 15th-best, firing at a 18.2 percent success rating, while the penalty kill hasn't fared much better, sitting 11th at 82.7 percent.

Things have been so-so through the early goings of January, as the team has posted a 4-2-1 mark. Nashville was strong through November, but posted losing records in both October and December:

Like most teams, the Predators have dealt with their share of injuries, though most of the ailments have come to the team's top players.

Subban has been sidelined since mid-December with a herniated disc. Forward James Neal is back in the lineup, but has missed nine of the last 23 games as he dealt with an upper-body injury. Most recently, the team lost defenseman Roman Josi, out with an upper-body ailment.

"There are a lot of reasons we are where we are," Poiled added. "But my belief is that if we get healthy we can move up and be one of the better teams in the league."

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The Los Angeles Kings are good at this overtime thing.

Jeff Carter ripped home the game-winner against the Winnipeg Jets in the 3-on-3 session Saturday night, continuing his terrific season and extending the Kings' run of success in the new format.

They picked up their league-best 21st win in 3-on-3 overtime since the new method was instituted last season, and Carter notched his league-leading eighth game-winner of 2016-17, according to TSN StatsCentre.

Carter also tied teammate Anze Kopitar for the most regular-season overtime goals in franchise history (eight) and drew even with four other players for 14th-most in that category in the history of the NHL.

He ranks second in the league with 23 goals in 43 games this season. He has nine goals and seven assists in his last 12 contests.

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This isn't something we typically see from Joe Thornton.

The veteran San Jose Sharks forward was banished from Saturday's game for spearing Paul Stastny of the St. Louis Blues in the midsection in the second period.

Thornton was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for the incident.

It was his first ejection since November 2010, when he delivered a headshot on Blues forward David Perron that eventually earned Thornton a two-game suspension.

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Craig Cunningham returned to greet his former Tucson Roadrunners teammates and received a standing ovation from the crowd during Saturday night's win over the Texas Stars.

The former Arizona Coyotes farmhand collapsed and went into cardiac arrest before a game in November, and eventually had to have part of his left leg amputated to prevent possible infection and ensure his recovery.

His playing career is over at age 26, but the fact that he's seemingly in good spirits and well enough to attend a game is wonderful to see.

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A Canadian hockey legend was honored prior to the latest chapter in the Battle of Alberta.

Hayley Wickenheiser, who announced her retirement from hockey a day earlier, was introduced by none other than Wayne Gretzky, who lauded her heart, desire, finesse, speed, and skill as a player.

She then dropped the puck for a ceremonial faceoff between Connor McDavid and Mark Giordano, who presented her with commemorative Oilers and Flames jerseys.

Wickenheiser, who lives in Calgary, followed it all up with a touching speech, reiterating it was the greatest honor of her life to play for Canada.

Wickenheiser ends her playing career with four gold medals and one silver from the Winter Olympics, along with seven gold medals and six silvers from the Women's World Championships. She's also the all-time leading point scorer in both tournaments.

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OTTAWA, Ontario - Nazem Kadri scored twice and Curtis McElhinney made 35 saves, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs past the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Saturday night.

It was McElhinney's first start with the Leafs after being picked up off waivers earlier in the week from the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Tyler Bozak and Connor Brown also scored for the Maple Leafs, who moved into a tie with the Senators for third in the Atlantic Division at the halfway point of the season.

Dion Phaneuf and Kyle Turris had goals for Ottawa, and Mike Condon made 23 saves.

Kadri's second goal of the game gave the Leafs a 3-2 lead just 2:31 into the third period.

The Senators got their first power play of the game when Frederik Gauthier went off for tripping at 4:01. Ottawa looked to have the equalizer, but McElhinney made a sprawling save to deny Mike Hoffman on his one-timer.

Minutes later, Erik Karlsson hit the post behind McElhinney and, within seconds of that, Brown gave the Leafs a 4-2 lead with a quick shot after Auston Matthews won a faceoff in Ottawa's zone.

The teams were tied at two through 40 minutes after the Leafs had jumped out to a 2-0 lead.

Kadri opened the scoring on the power play when he tucked a rebound underneath Condon at 6:26 of the opening period.

Bozak gave the Leafs a 2-0 advantage just 1:07 into the second when he intercepted a clearing attempt from Bobby Ryan, moved in on the Ottawa goal and waited for Condon to make a move before beating the netminder.

The Leafs were carrying the momentum through the period, but that changed when Phaneuf got the Senators on the board at 9:15 of the second. His point shot hit Leafs defenseman Jake Gardiner before eluding McElhinney.

The Senators tied it at 18:50 when Turris beat McElhinney with a shot far side to the top corner.

NOTES: Fredrik Claesson was scratched for Ottawa. Josh Leivo and Garret Sparks were scratches for the Maple Leafs. ... Chris Wideman became the 100th player to play in 100 games for the Senators when he suited up against the Leafs. It was also the 100th game of his NHL career. ... Senators F Mark Stone remains one assist shy of 100 for his career.

UP NEXT: Senators: play their next three games on the road, starting with the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.

Maple Leafs: host the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.

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